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1 Summer Dwn Under Pre-Travel Guide With The Educatin Abrad Netwrk (TEAN) EnergyTmrrw: AnEngineeringandManagementPerspective JUNE20,2014 JULY25,2014 TheEducatinAbradNetwrk 505NLaSalle,Suite200 Chicag,IL

2 Table&f&Cntents& & FLIGHT'BOOKINGS... 2 RECOMMENDEDTRAVELAGENT...2 FLIGHTITINERARY...2 AIRLINETICKETPRICE...2 CANCELLATIONPOLICY...2 HOWTOBOOK...3 STOPOVERS...3 DATECHANGES...3 ADDITIONALFLIGHTINAUSTRALIAORNEWZEALAND...3 CANCELLATIONS&REFUNDS...3 ISICCARD...3 BAGGAGEALLOWANCE...4 AUSTRALIANARRIVAL/AIRPORTPICK?UP...4 INSURANCE... 4 USPASSPORTANDAUSTRALIANVISAINFORMATION...4 POST'PROGRAM'OPTIONS... 5 CHECKLIST... 5 WEATHER:''SUMMER'SCHOOL''DURING'THE'WINTER... 6 ACCOMMODATION... 6 EATING'AND'DRINKING... 7 PROGRAMFEE...7 AVERAGEPRICESINAUSTRALIA...8 GETTING'AROUND... 8 ACCESSING'AND'CHANGING'YOUR'MONEY... 9 PHONES'AND'PHONE'CARDS... 9 COMPUTERS... 9 GYMNASIUMS... 9 PACKING'LIST'A'WHAT'TO'BRING? USEFUL'WEBSITES CONTACT'DETAILS TEANSTAFFINUS TEANSTAFFINAUSTRALIA... 11

3 FlightBkings RecmmendedTravelAgent TheEducatinAbradNetwrk(TEAN)hasmadearrangementswithSTATravel,thewrldsleadingstudent travelcmpanytreserveseatsandprvidediscuntedpricingtstudentsfrmtheusparticipatinginthe TEANStudyAbradSummerprgrams.Yuareundernbligatintusethisservice,andmaybkyur travelwithanyagencyyuwish.hwever,ifmakingyurwnbkingsyushuldensurethatyubk yurinternalaustralianflightstmirrrthefllwingitineraryfrtheprgram: FlightItinerary QF16 18June LAX/BNE 2345/ QF824 25June BNE/DRW 0930/1310 QF747 29June DRW/ADL 1310/1645 QF694 29June ADL/MEL 1805/1955 QF418 3July MEL/SYD 0900/1025 QF924 17July SYD/CNS 0915/1220 QF July CNS/BNE 0600/0805 QF015 25July BNE/LAX 1035/0640 AirlineTicketPrice Thepricefrthecmpletepackageitineraryex?LsAngelesisUS$1,550'plus'fuel'surcharges'and'taxes. These additinal taxes and charges fluctuate and are subject t change. STA Travel will advise yu f the exactamuntatthetimefbking. IfyurjurneyriginatesfrmacitytherthanLsAngeles,yuwillneedtrganizeacnnectingflight. Please remember t mentin this t yur STA Travel advisr wh will arrange fr a cmpetitively priced ticketfryu. OptinsareavailablefryutbreakyurjurneyreturningfrmAustraliainFiji,HawaiirNewZealand. This incurs an additinal cst, s please remember t ask yur STA Travel Advisr abut the stpver packages. CancellatinPlicy TheSTAtravelcancellatinplicystatesthat individualflightticketcancellatinsafterfullpaymenthasbeen receivedandticketingcmpletedwillincuracancellatinfeef$300. Nrefundisavailableafterdeparture. Date changes incur n fee prir t ticketing, but n changes can be made after ticketing and prir t departure.nchangescanbemadettheflightsfrmlaxtbrisbane. Ifusingyurwntravelprvider,pleasechecktheircancellatinplicy.

4 HwtBk STATravelhasateamfpeplereadytassistyuinbkingyurpackage.Pleasefllwtheguidelines belw: Lgnthttp://b2b.statravel.cm/tean.htmlrcall Selectyurspecificprgramfrmthelist Energy' Tmrrw:' An' Engineering' &' Management' Perspective Cmplete the frm with all required infrmatin, including the payment details allmajrcredit cardsareaccepted. IndicatewhetheryuneedaUSdmesticflightt/frmLsAngeles. STATravelwillattempttcntactyuwithin24hurstcnfirmtheflightsyuhaverequestedand bkyurcnnectingflights,ifrequired. Call STA Travel within 24 48hursupnreceivingyur cnfirmatintplaceann? refundable$150depsittsecureyurbking. Tw weeks frm the date f depsit, final payment is due. Yu ll call STA Travel t make this paymentaswell. Shuld yu wish t speak t an STA Travel advisr, a phne number is available fr TEAN Study Abrad participants. 1A800A632A4365 (MndaytFriday9am?9pmEasternStandardTime) Werecmmendthatyumakethereservatinsassnaspssible.ThedeadlinetsignupisApril' 29th' 2014.' Stpvers Auckland,ChristchurchrWellingtn(NewZealand) frm$230/stp' LsAngeles,Dallas,rHnlulu(UnitedStates)?$200/stp' Fiji frm$325/stp' DateChanges Ndatechangefeeprirtticketing.' Nchangesallwedafterticketingandprirtdeparture.' NchangescanbemadetflightsfrmLsAngelestAustralia.' Frdatechangesafterdeparture,cntacttheInternatinalPrgramsdepartmentat ' Datechangesare$75(basednavailability).' Datechange+stpveris$100+stpverfee.' Datechange+rutingchangeis$100+pssiblefareincrease.' AdditinalFlightinAustraliarNewZealand Cstvariesbutyucanestimate$100?$200dependingnrutingandcities.' Cancellatins&Refunds Cancellatinsafterfinalpaymentandbefredepartureincura$300fee.' ISICCard YuarerequiredthaveanInternatinalStudentIdentityCard(ISIC)tqualifyfrtheabveSTAflightfare. TheISICcardmayalsprvideyuwithsmediscuntsthrughutAustralia,aswellasathmeintheUSA. Yurcardisvalidfrafullyearfrmthedateitisissued.Yurcardshuldbepurchasedatthesametimeas yurflights,pleaseaskyurstatraveladvisrwhenbking.thecstftheisiccardisus$25.

5 BaggageAllwance Theinternatinalbaggageallwancenyurflightsis2piecesfluggage?eachpieceshuldweighnmre than50pundseach. Rulesvaryfrcnnectingdmesticflights;hwever,the50pundweightallwancewillapply(ensurethat yuindicatethatyuhaveaninternatinalticketifthereareprblems).pleaseseekclarificatinfrmyur STATraveladvisratthetimefbking. AustralianArrival/AirprtPick?up AllstudentsarrivingntheQantasflightsbkedthrughSTATravel,willbemetatBrisbaneInternatinal Airprt by a representative f The Educatin Abrad Netwrk. Students bking n ther flights shuld adviseteanftheirarrivaldetailssthatpickupcanbearranged. Insurance FullycmprehensivetravelinsuranceisHIGHLYRECOMMENDEDandshuldbepurchasedatthesametime asyurflightpackage.thecstfpliciesdiffer,spleaseaskyurstatraveladvisrtassistyu. Nte:TEANhighlyrecmmendsthatyutakeuttravelinsurance,particularlyrelatingtanymedical, baggageandtripcancellatinclaims. USPassprtandAustralianVisaInfrmatin AllUScitizensrequireapassprtandvisatenterAustralia.Thelengthfthesummerprgram(fiveweeks) allwsusstudentstenteraustraliaasturists. A'Student'Visa'is'nt'required.Therefre,UScitizens(andCanadians)travellingtAustraliadntrequire avisastampedintheirpassprtwhentheirintendedstayislessthanthreemnths.australianimmigratin fficialshaveauthrizedtravelagentsandairlinesintheustissueanelectrnictravelauthrity(eta), whichisanelectrnicvisaallwingyuentryintaustralia.statravelwillautmaticallyissueyureta belw. LastName FirstName MiddleName Sex DatefBirth CuntryfNatinality PassprtNumber PassprtExpiratinDate PassprtIssuingCuntry PassprtDatefIssue PassprtIssuingAuthrity/PlacefIssue HmeAddress Address PhneNumber NcntactwiththeAustralianEmbassyintheUSisrequired. RememberRenewyurpassprtearly Yudntneedastudentvisa askfranelectrnicturistauthrityvisa(eta). Labelyurluggageclearly. KeepyurluggagetnelargesuitcaseplusacarryEnbag.

ShuldyuwishtreruteyurticketthrughNewZealand,FijiandHawaii,thisisnrmallyavailablefran additinal fee (subject t availability).

6 PstPrgramOptins ShuldyuwishtchangeyurreturnflightsandextendyurstayinAustralia(prvidednchangetthe ruting is made), a change fee f $75.00 is applicable (subject t flight availability and des nt include applicablefaredifference). ShuldyuwishtreruteyurticketthrughNewZealand,FijiandHawaii,thisisnrmallyavailablefran additinal fee (subject t availability). Yur STA Travel advisr will als have sme n lcatin travel ptinsfryuatthesedestinatins. Checklist Cmpleteyurwebfrmathttp://b2b.statravel.cm/tean.html BkyurcnnectingflighttLsAngeles PurchaseyurISICcard Remembertlkintinsurancefryurjurney Makesureyuhaveavalidpassprtandremembertaskfranelectrnicvisa.

7 Weather:'SummerSchl'duringthewinter Yuwillbespendingyur'SummerSchl'inthesuthernhemisphere'winter. Hwever,theprgramis tailredtensurethatyuwillspendhalfyurstayinaustraliainurwarmestreginsduringyurtravels. InByrn'Bay'and'Brisbane,yucanexpectdayswithtemperaturesinthemid?60sandeveningsin themid?50s. InDarwin'and'Kakadu'thetemperaturewillbeapprximately80 90 degreesinthedaytime65 70degreesintheevenings. TheaveragetemperaturesfrthistimefyearinMelburneare57degrees(max)t44degrees (min). ASydney'winter'willnrmallyhave55 70degreedaysand45 50degreesvernight'(please' pack'accrdingly).hwever,studentswhvisittheblue'muntainsutsidesydneyfraweekend willexperiencetemperaturesaslwas35 40degrees. InCairns,'theweathershuldbeverypleasantatapprximately75 degrees,hwever,theremaybe clbreezesintheevenings. It' is' advisable' t' bring' clthing' that' can' be' layered' t' cater' fr' the' range' f' climates' experienced'during'the'prgram.'yu'will'als'need'a'warm'jacket'fr'the'cler'destinatins.' Nte:AccmmdatininAustraliamayntbeheatedaseffectivelyasyuareusedtinthe Nrthernhemisphere.Sydneydrmsmaybecldattimes. Accmmdatin When visiting destinatins ther than Sydney, the standard f accmmdatin will vary frm shared, budget?style htel and hstel (bunks)accmmdatin. InByrn'Bay,'studentswillbestayinginneftwcentrallylcated hstels. Bth have n?site facilities, including a barbeque area, swimmingpl,andgamesrm.thismaybeyurfirstinitiatinwith a hstel and we assure yu that althugh yu may have t share a bathrm, facilities are clean (if simple) and are very scial experiences. Yu may meet individuals frm arund the wrld that culdendupbeinglifelngfriends. Brisbaneaccmmdatinswillbeinthecity snewesthstel.witha rftp pl verlking the city and river, students can take advantagefwi?fiandthehstel sexcellentlcatin. Studentswillbecampingintentsduringthefive?daytriptKakadu NatinalPark.Allmealsarecateredfrhere.Itisrecmmendedthat yubringamediumaweight'sleeping'bag,aflashlightandsnacks. In Melburne, students will be in shared hstel rms in nrth Melburne. In Sydney, students will be accmmdated n campus in ne f the residential clleges at The University f New Suth Wales (UNSW) Kensingtncampus.Residentialcllegeshavestrictn?alchlplicies nthepremises twhichstudentswillberequiredtadheret. The prgram finishes in Cairns, where students will be accmmdated in the lively Gilligans Backpacker Resrt.Withavarietyfdrmrmcnfiguratinsandplentyfplacestrelaxandreminisceattheendf theprgram,yu lllvethisppularcairnshtspt. Beddingwillbesuppliedatalllcatins(exceptKakadu),andstudentswillhaveaccesstlaundryfacilities.

8 Eatinganddrinking Smemealsareincludedintheprgramfee,hwever,frthermealsyuwillneedtdineutrgetatake? away. Prgramfee Theprgramfeeincludes: breakfastinbyrnbay breakfastinbrisbane allmealsinkakadunatinalpark breakfastinmelburne breakfast&lunchinsydney breakfastincairns FinalprgramdinnerinCairns InByrn' Bay,breakfastisincluded.Asachillbeachytwn,yuwillfindplentyfplaceststeputfra casual meal and bth hstels are clse t grcery stres. A simple lunch (sandwich, wrap, salad) will be apprxa$15whereasyucaneatafanciermealalngthebeachandexpecttpayupwardsfa$30fra maindish. InBrisbane,breakfastisincluded.Arangefeatingptinsisnearthehstel,includingcafesandfullsit? dwnrestaurants.pricingwillbesimilarttherlcatins. InSydney,breakfastandlunchwillbeprvidedattheresidentialcllegecafeteria.Arangefinexpensive ptinsareavailablelcallytcaterfrtheeveningmeal.itispssibletgetamealfrlessthana$15ata number f cheap eating lcatins inthecgee Beach/Randwick/Kingsfrd area near UNSW. All types f cuisinesareavailablesyuwillhavethepprtunityttryeverythingfrmthaitindiantlebanese.of curse,diningutatthemanyupmarketrestaurantscancsta$20?a$30frmaincurses. InMelburne,'breakfastisincludedandstudentswillfindavastarrayfchicesfrmeals.Budget?friendly ptins are available in China Twn and varius shpping malls. The Italian quarter in Lygn St (within walkingdistancefaccmmdatins)isfullfrestaurantsandwrthavisit.ingeneral,takeawaymealscst arunda$10?a$15(wraps,burgers)whileasit?dwnmealwillcst$20?$40. InCairnsafullbuffetbreakfastisincludedintheprgram.Cairnscaterstaturistclienteleallyearrund, therefre, thugh there are many takeaway utlets and cafes, as well as Asian fd curts, these types f meals generally cst the same as in majr cities. Similarly, a main curse in ne f the many seafd restaurantsalngtheesplanadecancsta$35. Australianstipmdestly(between5%and10%fthemealcst),thughyuareundernbligatinttipat all.waitersandwaitressesdntdependntipsfrtheirwage. BUDGET:Allw$800E$1000frfdifyuutilizethefdmarkets,prepareyurwnlunchesand eatatcheaprestaurants.allw$1200e$1600ifyupreferteatutfrallmeals.

AveragePricesinAustralia AllpricesareinAustraliandllars.US$0.90isbuyingapprximately$1.00Australiandllars(February 2014) Item' Estimated'cst' Ntebks $3.00 Batteries(4xAA) $10.00 Sunscreen(250ml) $14.

9 AveragePricesinAustralia AllpricesareinAustraliandllars.US$0.90isbuyingapprximately$1.00Australiandllars(February 2014) Item' Estimated'cst' Ntebks $3.00 Batteries(4xAA) $10.00 Sunscreen(250ml) $14.00 Dispsablerazrs(pkt10) $10.00 Newspaper $1.80 Pre?paidphnecards $10.00?$20.00 Mvies $16.00($11nTuesdays) BigMac $4.60 Sftdrink $3.00 Ptatchips $2.50 Chclatebar $2.00 Milkshake $4.00 Gettingarund TimeinByrnBayislimitedtjustthreenightsandthecityisntalargene.Yuwillbeabletnavigate whereyuneedtgviaft. Cairnshasaverysmallcitycentrethatcanbecveredeasilynft.InBrisbane,MelburneandSydney, hwever,thereareextensivenetwrksftrains,busesandferriestgetyuteverywhereyuwuldliket visit. UNSWinSydneyisservedbymanybusesandthecheapestwayttravelntheseisbyusingtheTravelTen rweeklybuspasseswhichcanbepurchasedfrmn?campusshps,selectednewsagents,busdeptsand railwaystatins. MyBus' TravelTen' ticketsallw10tripswithntimelimit.themybus2usedfrthedistance betweenthecampusandthecitycentrecsts$28.00(saves20%neachsinglefare);themybus1 frlcaljurneysarundthecampus,andtcgeebeach,csts$ MyMulti'DayPass'r'Weeklyallwunlimitedtravelwithbuses,trainsandferriesarundtheinner cityaday,csts$21.00(daypass)r$43.00?$60.00(weekly' MyMulti1,2r3) Taxis are numerus and reasnably inexpensive, especially if shared between a few peple. There is a standardflagfallfeeandthenachargeperkilmeter(cstapprximately$8tcgeefrmthecampusand apprximately$22(dependingnthetraffic)tthecitycentre.

10 Accessingandchangingyurmney All majr credit cards are accepted in Australia, Visa and MasterCard being mre widely accepted than AmericanExpress.Depsitingthefundsyuwishtaccessntyurcreditcardsbefredepartingisagd waytavidcashadvancechargesandgiveyueasyaccesstmneywithinaustralia.cirrus,maestrand PlussystemsexistinAustralia.Apinnumberattachedtyurcreditrdebitcardallwsyutwithdraw mneyatanyatmwithinaustralia. YuMUSThaveaccesstacreditcardinrdertpayfractivitiesduringyur stayandfremergencysituatins. Mney changing facilities are lcated in airprt terminals. Yu shuld have at least $A50 upn arrival in Brisbanetcverimmediateexpenses.Onweekdays,banksaregenerallypenbetween9.30amand4.00pm. BanksarentpeninAustralianweekends,butyuwillhave24?huraccesstATMs.WhileTravellers Checksaresafe,itcanbetimecnsumingandincnvenienttchangethem. Tips: MakesureyuhaveatleastTWOcardstdrawmneyfrm,andkeeptheseseparatelyatall times. Carryyurbanksemergencycntactnumberswithyuandkeepphtcpiesfyurbankcards andpassprt. Phnesandphnecards ManystudentsarrangefrtheirwncellphnesthaveInternatinalramingaccesswhiletheyareaway. Hwever,netwrkcveragemayntbeavailableinremtelcatins. Phnecards,whichenableinexpensivecallsbackhme,arereadilyavailablefrmmanyshpsinAustralia.It isbesttwaituntilyuarriveinaustraliatbuyacardthatallwsfrinternatinalutbundcalls. Cmputers Itishighly'recmmendedthatstudentsbringtheirpersnallaptpcmputer.TEANwillsupplyaUSB mdemthatwillallwstudentstaccesstheinternetntheirpersnallaptpswhereverthereisphne cverageduringthefive?weekperid.ifstudentswishtusemredatathanthatallttedbytean,theymay purchasethisattheirwnexpense. Generallythemaincmplaintattheendftheprgramisthatcnnectingttheinternetisa)impssibleand b)slw.australiadesnthavethesameinternetinfrastructureasthatftheusandsimplyput,itisnt gingtbeafastexperiencefryu.inlcatinssuchasdarwinthereisjustnetwerandwith100+tean studentsalltryingtcnnect(pluslcals),thesystemcannthandlethedemandsbeingputnit.thereare timeswhenyumayneedtwalkawayfrmeveryne,grabacffeeanduseyurinternetdnglewhereyu cangetbettercnnectivity.pleaseprepareyurselffrthisasthesituatinisunavidable. PrintingatalllcatinstherthanSydneywillbeatpersnalcsttthestudent.Studentscanprintfrfree intheunswstudyabradlungeduringtheirstayinsydney. Frstudentsthatdntbringalaptp(ntrecmmended): InMelburnethereareanumberfInternetcafesarundthecitycentrethatcanbeaccessed(at persnalexpense). InSydneyyuwillhave24?huraccessttwcmputerlabsncampus,freefcharge,aswellasat the UNSW Study Abrad Student Lunge within business hurs (8.30am 5.30pmMndayst Fridays). Gymnasiums Studentswillbeabletvisitagymatmstlcatins.UnlikemstUS?basedUniversitiestheUNSWcampus gymisntfree.studentsdhweverreceivediscuntedstudentrateswhenjining.

11 PackingList?Whattbring? Suggestinsfrtheitemsyushuldbringwithyu. Persnal'items' Clthing' Equipment' Mediumweightsleepingbag Beach/bathtwel Aphtcpy(Xerx)fyur passprtstredseparatelyinyur luggage Anyprescribedmedicatinyu require Ahat Sunscreen Insectrepellent Waterbttle Adaypack Rainwear/umbrella(justincase ) T?shirts,shrts,jeans Sweatshirts/sweaters Swimmingcstume Underwear,scks Jacket(verywarm) Onertwniceutfits(frwarm weatherandcldweather)e.g.fra nightutatsydneyoperahuseand thefinalprgramdinnerincairns Onepairfdress(nice)shest wearutintheevening (Opera/Nightclub) Tevas/sandals/flipflps(hwever, nteflipflpsarentallwedtbe wrninpubsandclubs) Apairfsneakers Cmfrtablewalkingshes Laptpcmputer(highly recmmended) Batteryperatedalarmclck Camera Binculars(ptinal) Underwatercamera(ptinal) Flashlight Pens/Smallntebk Smallpadlck ''''''''' Luggage:Whattputitallin Remember,yuwillbetravellingextensivelyduringthecursefthisprgram,sbewarnedthatwhatever yubringyou'will'have'to'carrystudentsarentriusfrbringingfartmuchluggage?remember yuaresuretaccumulateitemsduringyurstayaswell. Itisbestthatstudentslimitthemselvestnelargebackpackrrllingsuitcase plusanextrasmallerbag wuldalsbeveryusefulfrthecampingtripintkakadunatinalpark. Ntes: WerecmmendthatyudNOTbringelectricalappliances (hairdryers, etc) as the standard vltage in Australia is 240V. Yu wuld need a vltage adaptr t perate 110V appliances. Theseareexpensiveandcumbersme. Cmputers,cameras,&phnesautmaticallycnvertvltagefryusnadaptrisrequired frthseitems. TheelectricalplugsinAustraliaaretypically3flatpins(neearthpin).Yuwillneedtbring an adaptr plug with this pin cnfiguratin fr yur laptp r yu can purchase ne upn arrivalfrapprximatelyaud$10. Usefulwebsites ' Byrn'Bay:'' Brisbane:' Darwin: Melburne: Sydney: Cairns:

12 CntactDetails TEANStaffinUS RachelDrsey SenirPrgramManager TheEducatinAbradNetwrk Ph: (frmUSA) ShannnDiegel AssistantPrgramManager TheEducatinAbradNetwrk Ph: (frmUSA) RussAlexander Directr,PrgramsandDevelpment TheEducatinAbradNetwrk Ph: (frmUSA) TEANStaffinAustralia AmandaLrd CampusRelatinsCrdinatr TheEducatinAbradNetwrk Ph: (frmUSA) ChristianBnett SydneyResidentDirectr TheEducatinAbradNetwrk Ph: (frmUSA) RbGaetan MelburneResidentDirectr TheEducatinAbradNetwrk Ph: HelenArmitage QueenslandResidentDirectr TheEducatinAbradNetwrk Ph:

UNSW Study Abroad Summer School June - 26 July

MGMT0011 International Business: Australia and South East Asia Global Education Global Networks Global Opportunities UNSW Study Abroad Summer School 2013 21 June - 26 July UNSW Study Abroad The University